Brush



C. E. CAZEL AND J.'W. LE CRAW.

BRUSH.

APPLICATION HLED NOV. 17, 1919.

1,340,93 Patented May 25,1920.

NITED srarss QICE.

GASSIUS E. GAZEL AND JOHN W; LE GRAVI', OF C INCI NNATI, OHIO.

BRUSH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

latented ma 25, 1920.

Application filed November 17, 1919. Serial No. 338,651.

brushes.

1 he principal object of the invention is to.

provide a brush which is exceedingly simple in construction, yet highly efficient in use, one in which the bristles oi' the brush are secured to the head in a novel manner, thereby, greatly reducing the cost of manulacture or the brush.

(Ether objects and advantages of the invention may become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part oi this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure l is a plan view of a brush constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the plane of the line 33 of Fig. 1.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose oi illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 1 indicates a head, which by preference is constructed from a substantially oval-shaped flat metal plate having its entire edge directed upwardly from its upper face as indicated at then oxer and doi'vnwardly as indicated at 3, thereby forming a continuous upstanding rib 4c. The interior of this rib forms a bristle receiving channel in which a substantially oval'shaped retaining wire 5 is seated. It is obvious that this wire 5 serves to retain the bristles 6 within the aforesaid channel, and in placing these bristles in the channel I told them over and around the retaining wire in the manner shown. In order to retain the bristles and retaining wire within the channel at all times, I provide headed pins or bolts 7 which extend through the walls 2 and 3 of the rib, and by clenching the end of each pin against the inner wall@ of the rib it will 1 I) p A oe secn that the walls of the rib will be moved inwardly toward each other and clamp the bristles tightly between them.

/Vith this construction it will be seen that the walls of the rib are substantially vertical and tend to keep the bristles tightly together so that they will not spread and will at all times remain stiff and will not easily become broken.

I To complete the brush I employ a suitable handle 8 which may be of wood or any other suitable material and which may be secured to the'head in any suitable manner.

However, I have shown a pair of vertically.

disposed plates 9, which are riveted to the head 1 between its opposite ends at approximately the center. Each plate is provided with radial indentations 10 which are formed stamping them inwardly, thereby providing ribs which bite into the the handle which is secured therebetween by means of the bolt 11 and wing-nut 12. Hence, it will be seen that the handle 8 mav be readily adjusted to various angles with respect to the head of the brush as may be desired or required to promote effective use of the brush at all times.

In some instances I have found that in order to form the rib 4, that it will be desirable to provide the plate 1 with slits at its opposite ends as indicated at 13 so that this rib may be more easily stamped in the desired shape.

A brush of the foregoing construction is very simple in construction consists of a few parts, and the head may be stamped from suitable metal by use of dies, thereby greatlv reducing the cost of manufacture. With the construction set forth it will also be seen that when the bristles become worn and broken they may be readily removed and re placed by new ones, thus saving the user the expense of buying a new brush. It is also to be noted that the oval shape of the head of the brush will permit it to be eflectivelv used to clean dirt from the corners of the room or the place in which it is used.

The manner of assembling the parts of the brush is thought to be obvious in the foregoing description. therefore further-description is deemed unnecessary.

I claim:

1. A brush comprising a head formed from a single sheet of metal stamped around its entire edge to form an Gllt channel.

a retaininga wire seated' in said Channel, brie 'Itles disposed in the channel and folded-over and around the. retaining Wire, and-pins;

passing through the wall of, the channel a 2. A' brush conipnsmg a head fornled from a substantially oval-shaped flat metal" plate having its entire edge dii'eet'ed 1111- wardly fromthe bo'cly of the plate and tijieina, overan'd downwardly to Erma-continuous: upstandingw-ib the interior of whiehfermea I a bristle meeeiwingi ehanne15: eam Dial-shaped retainingwire seate'din the channel, bristles epesediim hechannel n ;f9lded-p around the retaining Wire, T pins?" passing tlmmgh thev Walls'of said rib and beneath theretaining wire each' pin being clenched againsg-theinner Wall of the rib whereby the bristleswill be clamped tightly between -the-walle of the wib andsmeans secured'to the center-0f the plate topermit a handle to be secured thereto.

In: testimony: Wh'emof: we haveahereunto 

